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Playwright Dominique Morisseau Wants To 'Dismantle' Broadway

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Playwright Dominique Morisseau Wants To 'Dismantle' Broadway

The Glory Of bell hooks Will Live Forever - Revisit Some Of Her Greatest Work Here

The Glory Of bell hooks Will Live Forever - Revisit Some Of Her Greatest Work Here

Filmmaker Radha Blank Says Lena Waithe Was Her 'Most Important Yes'

Entertainment · Essence Festival 2020 · film

Filmmaker Radha Blank Says Lena Waithe Was Her 'Most Important Yes'

Oscars Will Go Without A Host Again

Entertainment · Oscars

Academy Awards Changes Rules To Include Streaming Due To COVID-19

Tyler Perry Explains Why He Doesn't Have A Writer's Room: 'I Had A Writer's Room And It Was A Nightmare'

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Tyler Perry Explains Why He Doesn't Have A Writer's Room: 'I Had A Writer's Room And It Was A Nightmare'

Spike Lee To Direct 1980s Set, 'Romeo & Juliet'-Inspired 'Prince Of Cats'

Spike Lee To Direct 1980s Set, 'Romeo & Juliet'-Inspired 'Prince Of Cats'

Award-Winning Novelist Ernest J. Gaines Dead At 86

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Award-Winning Novelist Ernest J. Gaines Dead At 86

Toni Morrison And The Function Of Freedom: A Moving Tribute From Her Former Intern

Toni Morrison And The Function Of Freedom: A Moving Tribute From Her Former Intern

Literary Icon And Beloved Author Toni Morrison Passes Away At 88

Literary Icon And Beloved Author Toni Morrison Passes Away At 88